William Moore (disambiguation)
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Politicians and judges
- Sir William Moore, 1st BaronetSir William Moore, 1st BaronetSir William Moore, 1st Baronet PC was a Unionist member of the British House of Commons from Ireland and a Judge of Ireland, then of Northern Ireland. He was created a Baronet in 1932.Sir William was the eldest son of Queen Victoria's honourary physician in Ireland, Dr...
(1864–1944), Irish politician and judge - William Robert MooreWilliam Robert MooreWilliam Robert Moore was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Moore moved to Beech Grove, Tennessee, while an infant, and when six years old the family settled in Fosterville, Rutherford County....
(1830–1909), American politician, U.S. Representative from Tennessee - William S. MooreWilliam S. MooreWilliam Sutton Moore was a lawyer, politician and United States Congressman....
(1822–1877), American lawyer and politician, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania - William J. MooreWilliam J. MooreWilliam J. Moore is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1973 to 1988. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1971 to 1972.-References:...
, American politician, Pennsylvania State Senator - William Henson Moore III, known as Henson MooreHenson MooreWilliam Henson Moore III , is a retired attorney and businessman who is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, having represented the Baton Rouge-based Sixth Congressional District, from 1975-1987. He is only the second Republican to have represented Louisiana in the House since...
, (born 1939), American lawyer and politician, U.S. Representative from Louisiana - William Moore (1699–1746), British politician, Member of Parliament for Banbury
- William Moore (statesman)William Moore (statesman)William Moore was a Pennsylvania statesman and politician of the Revolutionary era. He served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania from 1779 to 1781, and then as President from 1781 to 1782....
(c.1735–1793), jurist and politician, President (i.e. Governor) of Pennsylvania - William Moore (congressman)William Moore (congressman)William Moore , was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1867 to 1871.Moore was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1810...
(1810–1878), American politician, U.S. Representative from New Jersey - William "Mugsy" MooreWilliam Moore (Pittsburgh)William "Mugsy" Moore was a longtime Pittsburgh Police leader, who served as Pittsburgh Police Chief from April 21, 1986-May 11, 1987. He first joined the force in 1951...
(born 1926) former Police Chief for Pittsburgh. - William Theodore Moore Jr.William Theodore Moore Jr.William Theodore Moore Jr. is a United States federal judge.Born in Bainbridge, Georgia, Moore received an A.A. from Georgia Military College in 1960 and an LL.B. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1964. He was in private practice in Savannah, Georgia from 1964 to 1977. He was the...
(born 1940), American lawyer, U.S. federal judge - William T. Moore (Texas politician)William T. Moore (Texas politician)William Tyler Moore, Sr., known as W. T. 'Bill' Moore , was an attorney and businessman in Bryan, Texas, who was a conservative Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from District 5 from 1967 until 1981.Moore originally represented District 14 from 1949 to 1953 and then revised District 11...
, American politician, President pro tempore of the 55th Texas legislature - William Moore (Australian politician)William Moore (Australian politician)William Moore was an Australian politician. He was born on the Isle of Man. In 1871 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Wellington, serving until 1877, when he transferred to the Legislative Council, winning the seat of Mersey. He transferred to Russell in 1885 and...
(1823–1914)
Sports
- William Moore (athlete)William Moore (athlete)William Craig Moore was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 1500 metres competition....
(1890–1960), British track and field athlete - Wilcy MooreWilcy MooreWilliam Wilcy "Cy" Moore was a former professional baseball right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He led the American League in ERA as a rookie in 1927 while playing for New York.For his career, he compiled a 51-44 record, with a 3.70 ERA and...
(1897-1963), American baseball player - William M. MooreWilliam M. MooreWilliam M. "Bill" Moore was the fourth head college football coach for the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils located in New Britain, Connecticut and he held that position for three seasons, from 1959 until 1961. His coaching record at Central Connecticut was 9 wins, 15 losses, and 1...
, American football and basketball coach - William R. MooreWilliam R. MooreWilliam Roy "Red" Moore, Jr. is a former American football player and coach in the United States. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University and three seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers...
(born 1922), American football coach - William Moore (American football)William Moore (American football)William Moore is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Falcons in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri.-Early years:...
(born 1985), American football safety - William Moore (cyclist), British Olympic cyclist
Other
- William Moore (pirate) (died 1697), murdered by Captain Kidd
- William Moore (British mathematician)William Moore (British mathematician)William Moore was a British mathematician and early contributor to rocket theory. He worked at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. His 1813 Treatise was the first exposition of rocket mechanics based on Newton's third law of motion...
(fl. c.1806–1823), British mathematician and early contributor to rocket theory - William Moore (steamship captain)William Moore (steamship captain)William Moore was a steamship captain, businessman, miner and explorer in British Columbia and Alaska. During most of British Columbia's gold rushes Moore could be found at the center of activity, either providing transportation to the miners, working claims or delivering mail and...
(1822–1909), British Columbia gold rush entrepreneur, miner, explorer and earliest settler of Skagway, Alaska - William Moore (Medal of Honor)William Moore (Medal of Honor)William Moore , American United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient.-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he received the Medal of Honor, for heroism, on December 27, 1862, while on the Yazoo River Expedition, Mississippi, during the American Civil War.He is buried in Austin, Texas.-Medal of...
(1837–1918), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient - William Moore (critic)William Moore (critic)William George Moore was an Australian art and dramatic critic.Moore was born at Sandurst , the son of Thompson Moore one time a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly...
(1868–1937), Australian art critic and author - William Moore (musician)William Moore (musician)William "Bill" Moore was an African American blues singer and guitarist.Born in Dover, Georgia, United States, he was the only Virginian country bluesman to record for the Paramount label . His four 78 rpm records are highly sought by collectors and have been numerously re-released on LP and CD...
(1893–1951), U.S. blues singer and guitarist - William Moore (actor)William Moore (actor)William Aaron Moore was an English actor who appeared in many television programmes such as Coronation Street as Cyril Turpin, Betty Turpin's husband from 1969–1974. He also appeared in Emmerdale Farm, and Sorry!...
(1916–2000), British TV actor - William Moore (loyalist) (c.1949–2009), Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary and Shankill Butcher
- William G. Moore Jr.William G. Moore Jr.William Grover Moore Jr. is a former General in the United States Air Force and the former commander in chief of the Military Airlift Command.-World War II:...
, U.S. Air Force general - William H. MooreWilliam H. Moore*William Henry Moore American judge, attorney and financier*William Henry Moore Canadian lawyer, author and Member of the Canadian House of Commons*William Henson Moore III...
, soldier, businessman and founder of the Mystic Copper Mine and Elizabethtown, New MexicoElizabethtown, New MexicoElizabethtown is a small unincorporated community in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. It is located just off New Mexico State Road 38, between the communities of Eagle Nest and Red River. It is just east of the Carson National Forest... - William Harrison MooreWilliam Harrison MooreSir William Harrison Moore KBE CMG , Australian lawyer and academic, was a professor at the University of Melbourne, and the third dean of the Melbourne University Law School.-Early life and education:Moore was born in London, England in 1867, the son of printer John Moore and...
(1867–1935), Australian lawyer and academic - William Henry MooreWilliam Henry MooreWillam Henry Moore was a lawyer, author and Member of the Canadian House of Commons.- Biography :...
(1872–1960), Canadian author and Member of the Canadian House of Commons - William Moore (judge), Australian judge, of the Supreme Court of Civil Judicature of New South WalesSupreme Court of Civil Judicature of New South WalesThe Supreme Court of Civil Judicature of New South Wales was a court established in the early 19th century in the colony of New South Wales. The colony was subsequently to become a state of Australia in 1901. The court had jurisdiction to deal with civil disputes where the amount in dispute in...
- William Henry "Judge" MooreWilliam Henry "Judge" MooreWilliam Henry Moore was an attorney and financier. He organized and promoted or sat as a director for several steel companies that were merged with among others the Carnegie Steel Company to create United States Steel...
, among founders, U.S. Steel, corporate director - William Moore (banker)William Moore (banker)-Biography:He was born in Convent, New Jersey to Paul Moore, Sr. and was named after his paternal grandfather, William Henry Moore. He attended St. Paul's School, where he served later as Chairman of the Board of Trustees...
, former Chairman of the Board, Bankers Trust - William L. Moore (1927–1963), American postal worker and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) member
- William R. Moore (journalist)William R. Moore (journalist)An American war correspondent, William R. Moore worked for the Associated Press before becoming the 90th reporter killed while covering the Korean War...
(1909 or 1910–1950), war correspondent killed in the Korean War - William Richard MooreWilliam Richard MooreThe Rt Rev William Richard Moore was Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh from 1915 to 1930. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin , he was ordained in 1882 and his first post a curacy at Temple Michael. After this he was Vicar of Donnybrook and Kiltoghert before elevation to the Episcopate as...
(1858–1930), Anglican Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh - W. Winfred MooreW. Winfred MooreWilliam Winfred Moore , the retired pastor of the First Baptist Church of Amarillo, Texas. was president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas and, a prominent figure in the Southern Baptist Convention during the second half of the 20th century.-Family and education:Moore was born to the late...
, Texas clergyman - William Moore (animal welfare activist), animal welfare activist
- William Moore (British Army officer), British general
- William T. Moore (yachtsman), American yachtsman and president of Moore-McCormackMoore-McCormackThe Moore-McCormack Lines was a series of companies operating as shipping lines, operated by the Moore-McCormack Company, Incorporated later Moore-McCormack Lines, Incorporated and simply Mooremack, founded in 1913 in New York, USA. It ceased trading on its buy-out in 1982. The founders were Albert...
, son of founder Albert V. Moore - Will Moore (Australian actor), Australian actor, known for his role in NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
Bill Moore may refer to:
- Bill Moore (catcher)Bill Moore (catcher)William Henry Moore [Willie] was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 5 11", 170 lb., Moore batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
(1901–1972), MLB catcher for the 1926–27 Boston Red Sox - Bill Moore (pitcher) (1902–1984), MLB pitcher for the 1925 Detroit Tigers
- Bill Moore (English football manager)Bill Moore (English football manager)William "Bill" Moore was an English football manager and retired football player.-Playing career:Born in Washington, Tyne and Wear, Moore played for Walker Celtic in the late 1920s and early 1930s before joining Stoke City for whom he made a handful of senior appearances when he partnered Arthur...
(1913–1982), manager of Walsall F.C. - Wild Bill MooreWild Bill MooreWilliam M. Moore , known as Wild Bill Moore, was an American jazz and R&B tenor saxophone player....
(1918–1983), tenor saxophone player - Bill Moore (ufologist) (born 1943)
- Bill Moore (first baseman)Bill Moore (first baseman)William Ross "Bill" Moore is a former Major League Baseball player. Moore played for the Montreal Expos in .-External links:*...
(born 1960), MLB first baseman for the 1986 Montreal Expos
Will Moore may refer to:
- Will Moore (wide receiver)Will Moore (wide receiver)Will Henry Moore III is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the New England Patriots and the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League.-References:...
(born 1970), American football wide receiver
Willie Moore may refer to:
- Willie MooreWillie MooreWillie Moore was an Irish sportsperson who played hurling with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s.Moore first came to prominence as a member of the Cork senior hurling panel in the early 1950s. He came on as a substitute in Cork’s victory over Tipperary to win a Munster medal in 1954...
, Irish hurler for Cork - Willie Moore (Limerick hurler)Willie Moore (Limerick hurler)William "Willie" Moore is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Limerick senior team.Moore made his first appearance for the team during the 1971 championship and became a regular player over the next few seasons...
, Irish hurler for Limerick
See also
- Billy Moore (disambiguation)
- William MoreWilliam MoreWilliam More was appointed Bishop of Colchester to deputise within the Diocese of Ely under the provisions of the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 in 1536 and held the post until his death in 1541. Educated at Cambridge University .-Life:...
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